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Report of the Cabinet Member Corporate Services, Councillor Jon Walklett

The Cabinet Member Corporate Services, Councillor Jon Walklett introduced the report, as circulated with the agenda and referred members to an email that had been sent to all members on Friday (18 July) which contained revised recommendations.  He indicated that Councillor Colin Hay was now being proposed as Chairman of the Audit Committee. He highlighted an amendment to the recommendations that had been circulated in his e-mail and iv) now proposed that the selection criteria be delegated to the Audit Committee in consultation with the Borough Solicitor and the External Auditor.

A member questioned a reference in the e-mail that the Audit Committee required a chairman with knowledge and experience of the governance arrangements. He queried whether that related to knowledge of the governance of this council in particular or whether it related to more general knowledge of governance in local government.

The Cabinet Member replied that his understanding that it was specifically related to the local governance arrangements of this council but that somebody with knowledge of governance at the county council for example could be considered

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Upon a vote it was unanimously

RESOLVED that;

1. Councillor Colin Hay be appointed as Chair of the Audit Committee.

2. The terms of reference of the Audit Committee be amended to allow it to appoint up to 3 co-optees as non-voting members.

3. The decision to co-opt be delegated to the Audit Committee.

4. Selection criteria pertaining to the appointment of independent co-optees on the Audit Committee, including any restrictions, be delegated to the Audit Committee in consultation with the Borough Solicitor and External Auditors.

5. The Borough Solicitor and Monitoring Officer be authorised to make the necessary changes to the Constitution, to reflect the above.